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Your Key to the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival 2024
Every year since 1994, EPCOT blossoms into life with the International Flower and Garden Festival. The park welcomes spring with 30 million flowers, 240 floating planters, 700 containers gardens and two dozen full size themed gardens. Add to that nearly 100 larger than life topiaries of favorite Disney friends, exciting musical entertainment, and 20 outdoor kitchens serving beautiful and delicious seasonal delights, and you have the makings of one of the best festivals EPCOT has to offer. Join us for a look at the 30th anniversary at this beautifully delicious festival!
When does the 2024 EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival take place?
This year, the festival runs from February 28, 2024 to May 27, 2024. Like all EPCOT festivals, it’s open 7 days a week, during regular park hours, and is open to all guests without a separate admission fee. You’ll find gardens, activities, and of course kitchens throughout the park. Everywhere you look is a beautiful new surprise!
Global gardens and spectacular topiaries take center stage
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Scattered throughout World Showcase and the neighborhoods of EPCOT are incredible topiary displays of animals and beloved Disney characters. Along with returning favorites such as Figment, Tiana, and Mickey and friends, Disney’s horticulturists havce been hard at work creating new works of leafy art for this year’s festival. Guests can find Asha, Valentino, and Star from the hit animated film Wish at the main entrance to the park. Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy has taken root in World Discovery neighborhood, near Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. Miguel and Dante from Coco make beautiful music outside the Mexico Pavilion in World Showcase.
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Beyond the topiaries, EPCOT is bursting with beautiful blooms and lush gardens during the festival. A trio of new gardens make their debut in 2004. Along the World Showcase Bridge, find the PB&J Garden presented by Smucker’s Uncrustables®. Here, guests will follow their nose and form lasting memories with in a deliciously fragrant garden. In the World Showcase China Pavilion, the Penjing Garden highlights an ancient artform that uses carefully selected plants to recreate miniature landscapes. The Gnome Garden inside the Germany Pavilion features tiny topiaries of magical garden gnomes, mischievous creatures from German folk tales.
Find a full list of the festival gardens and topiaries, along with their locations in the park here.
Celebrate the season with fun, fresh food options
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Food is a highlight of any EPCOT Festival, and Flower and Garden has plenty to offer. Scattered throughout the park are 20 eateries with bright, fresh food that highlights the best flavors of spring. You can find a complete listing of menus for the kitchens in the Festival Passport available at the park entrance, or here so you can plan your snacks before heading to the park!
Garden Graze 2024
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Every EPCOT festival has a fun Food Challenge. The International Flower and Gard Festival features the Garden Graze, which challenges guests to sample the bounty of the festival. Your Festival Passport has a list of food options at 8 of the festival kitchens. Choose 5 selections to purchase, get your passport stamped at each kitchen, and you’ll earn a complimentary keepsake for completing the challenge. Locations and menu options for the 2024 Garden Graze are as follows:
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Bauernmarkt: Farmer’s Market (Germany Pavilion)
Potato Pancakes with House-Made Apple Sauce
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BRUNCHCOT (Near Test Track presented by Chevrolet)
Avocado Toast with Marinated Tomatoes and Plant-Based Cheese Crumbles on Toasted Ciabatta
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EPCOT Farmers Feast (Near Test Track presented by Chevrolet)
Grilled Street Corn on the Cob with Savory Garlic Spread and Plant-Based Cheese
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Florida Fresh (Near Disney Traders)
Florida Strawberry Shortcake
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La Isla Fresca (Between the France and Morocco Pavilions)
Coconut Tres Leches: Vanilla Cake soaked with Oat, Almond, and Coconut Milks topped with Toasted Coconut
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Refreshment Outpost
Seasonal Fruit Parfait with Sweet Chili Sauce and Mango DOLE Whip®
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Refreshment Port (Near Canada Pavilion)
Plant-Based Buffalo Chicken Tender Poutine on Crispy Potato Barrels with Plant-Based Ranch and Blue Cheese Crumbles
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Trowel & Trellis (Near Disney Traders)
Impossible™ Farmhouse Meatball with Lentil Bread, Spinach, Marinated Vegetables and Creamy Herb Aioli
Things to see and do at the EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival 2024
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Explore the gardens – There are themed gardens, topiaries, floating planters, container gardens, tower planters, even a butterfly garden. Everywhere you look, the park is springing to life!
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Spike’s Pollen Nation Exploration – Another fan favorite, this scavenger hunt challenges guests to find where Spike, the festival’s honeybee mascot, is hidden around the World Showcase, and learn about plants preferred by pollinators along the way. Game boards can be purchased at Port of Entry and select merchandise stands around the park. Once you’ve found everywhere Spike is hiding, turn in your map for a special prize!
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Catch a show – The Garden Rocks concert series takes place at the America Gardens Theater in the American Adventure Pavilion. These free shows run 3 times a day most days of the festival, at 5:30 PM, 6:45 PM, and 8:00 PM. Highlights of this year’s concert series include The Pointer Sisters (March 31-April 1), A Flock of Seagulls (April 14 & 15), Simple Plan (May 10,11,12, and 13), and Sister Hazel (May 19 & 20). You can find a complete concert schedule HERE.
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Want to explore the gardens and kitchens for yourself?
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